. There are plenty of men in Wall
Street who would be glad to take your money and--keep it. But I am not
one of them."

"Well, you will let me leave it in your bank, won't you?"

"Oh, yes. You can be a depositor," and she gave him the check which her
father had given her. He gave it to Allison, who entered her name as one
of the bank's depositors.

When he returned to them Eva remarked that she was sorry he thought her
capable of horse-whipping anybody.

"I have never been able to understand a woman, and to tell you the
truth, I am afraid of anything in petticoats."

The old broker and his beautiful niece laughed till the tears ran down
their cheeks.

"Well, you'll use my money now, won't you?" she asked.

"Yes, if you will tell me what to buy."

"Oh, pshaw!"

A few days after the Gainses left the bank Fred was going along Broad
street when he saw a little crowd on the sidewalk listening to a young
man explaining a gas-saving appliance. Fred took a great interest in the
affair and after a while asked the young man to make a visit to his
office and adjust one to his gaspipe. The young man did so the next day,
and Fred saw it was a good thing. He asked the young inventor what he
would take for the invention.

"I only want to get a living out of it," answered the young man.

"Well, I'll give you $10,000 for it."

"It's your's," said the inventor.

In two hours the papers were signed and the money paid. Then a patent
was applied for and a plant secured for the manufacture of the machines.

Several days later old Broker Bowles dashed into the room.

CHAPTER XIII.--Fred Makes an Unbusiness-like Loan.

The moment the old man entered the little office Fred sprang to his feet
and confronted him. There was something in the wrinkled old face that
told of a terrible state of mind.

"Mr. Bowles," said Fred, by way of breaking silence.

"Yes, I am Bowles. I have come to see you and get the truth out of you."

"Take a seat," and Bob pushed a chair toward him.

"I want to know who betrayed us in that Rock Island deal?" he asked Bob.

"No one betrayed you, Mr. Bowles. Fred saw Mr. Bryant buy the stock
right along--all that offered--and so we decided that he was going to
boom it. We bought 15,000 shares through Barron. That's all the
betraying that was done."

"That's a lie! It won't do! I know better than that! Tell the truth, or
I'll choke it out of you!" and he glared fiercely at Bob.

"Pitch in and do y